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MOT History from tests of diesel SAAB 9-3s year 2008

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mot history
Pass percent:73.27%
(The average a diesel SAAB 9-3 year 2008 passes without issue)
Based on:132,147 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment3795
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively3777
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|2388
Registration plate lamp issues1732
Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|1703
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1042
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))984
Registration plate issues909
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))833
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))709
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))655
Brakes imbalanced across an axle535
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||489
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))481
Windscreen washer not working 460
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||454
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|419
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))413
Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3|409
Rear brake binding403
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))396
Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|393
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|385
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|376
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))368
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|356
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|352
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))351
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|304
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened294
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a|293
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))285
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|270
Brake hose excessively deteriorated266
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|264
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a||257
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))251
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))251
Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))238
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort226
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak225
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|223
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened214
Offside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a|202
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||198
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|194
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|189
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))186
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))180
Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b))166
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|164
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||161
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||153
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault152
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||148
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|142
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e|138
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))135
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||133
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))131
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii||131
Windscreen has damage131
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|129
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))128
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))127
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|127
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))126
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))126
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))126
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii||125
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|121
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g||119
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))118
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))117
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b|117
Offside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |5.2.5b|116
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|116
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))116
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))115
Exhaust emissions exceed level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine (8.2.2.2 (b))114
Fuel system component leaking fuel filter |7.2.3|114
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))111
Exhaust on a vehicle fitted with a diesel particulate filter emits visible smoke of any colour (8.2.2.2 (d))109
Nearside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a|109
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))108
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))108
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))107
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))106

We get to these numbers by trawling through over 1 billion MOT test results since 2004 and crunched the numbers. We remove anything to do with Tyres, as they are model independent and group together common non-model specific issues. We are trying to get to a picture of what models have what issues.

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